After a few delays, the announcement for the 2020/21 “Hyper Sport Car” class has come from the World Endurance Championship, with road-legal hypercars and bespoke prototypes both welcome in the new class.

The dry conditions experienced in the final practice session of the FIA World Endurance Championship 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, which are expected to remain for qualifying this afternoon, put Toyota Gazoo Racing back on top of the field by a clear three seconds.